Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Aug 18, 2010, Wednesday, Yahoo news headlines

Yahoo news headlines 10:30 am eastern time

Top stories
--AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economy (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which also found that an overwhelming majority of Americans now describe the nation's financial outlook as poor.
--Jurors were close to convicting Rod Blagojevich (AP)
--Pivotal Senate primary in Washington decided (AP)
--WikiLeaks: US Army willing to discuss Afghan files (AP)
--School building collapse in rain kills 18 in India (AP)
--ACT scores dip, but more students college-ready (AP)

Buzz
--Salmonella Outbreaks Spur Nationwide Egg Recall | 57 Votes
--Jet Blue Brings Back 'All You Can Jet' Passes | 208 Votes
--New Group Looks to Tea Party, Sarah Palin | 178 Votes
--10 Most Iconic Movie Bikinis Ever | 139 Votes
--Prosecutors plan to retry Illinois' Blagojevich | 25 Votes
--Top 13 Most Bizarre Sea Animals | 114 Votes

Local News (Phoenix, AZ)
--City of Phoenix considers move to 4-day workweek
If approved, city would become the largest municipality in the country on such a schedule.
--Missing Payson boy finds happy ending
Wyman Kendall recalls finding 4-year-old Travis Mitchell, who had gone missing from his family's home west of Payson.
--New Arizona law ends city rules on where churches, mosques can go
New law prohibits cities from using zoning codes to restrict where religious facilities can locate.
--Arizona lacks disclosure rules for officials' defense funds
More than ever, high-profile public figures in Arizona are setting up funds to collect money from private donors to pay their legal bills.
--LDS Church unveils Phoenix temple redesign
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday unveiled a redesign of its Phoenix temple featuring a lower and wider building than the original plan.

Entertainment
--Snooki gets her day in court, but not in person (AP)
AP - "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's lawyer is expected in court on her behalf.
--Borgnine, 93, to get SAG life achievement award (AP)
--The Kids in the Hall reunite for comedy miniseries (AP)
--January Jones Cast in X-Men: First Class (omg!)
--`Eat Pray Love' star Julia Roberts happy as is (AP)
--Nicki Minaj revives female voice in rap (AP)

Sports
--Favre in Minnesota, may be about to sign (AP)
--Mets withholding K-Rod's salary (AP)
--Famed home run hitter Thomson dead at 86 (AP)
--James doubts Gilbert cared about him (AP)
--Thome's walkoff HR lifts Twins by ChiSox (AP)
--Giants QB Manning undergoing more tests (AP)

World
--Insurgents, police clash amid Pakistan flooding (AP)
AP - Militants exploiting the flooding chaos in Pakistan clashed with police overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as desperately needed international donations for the millions of victims picked up pace three weeks after the deluge began.
--WikiLeaks: US Army willing to discuss Afghan files (AP)
--Animal shaped cities? South Sudan unveils big plan (AP)
--Medvedev talks with Afghan, Pakistani leaders (AP)
--Indonesia's coral reefs dying at alarming rate (AP)
--Seoul's Findings on Warship Sinking Won't Calm Skeptics (Time.com)

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